The Saffron Kitchen (MP3 Book)
Format: MP3 CD
ISBN:
9781429586795 (1429586796)
Publish date: December 26th 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Religion,
Contemporary,
Womens,
Relationships,
Islam,
Iran
Good Writing, Only OK StoryI read this one next for the book club. I have to say that although the writing was solid, the story just didn't grab me, and I wasn't totally sympathetic to the characters' actions. Granted, my frame of reference is American (the story takes place in the UK and Iran), but...
This book focuses on a family with ties to England and Iran. There are essentially two stories being told, one of a mother's life in Iran and her daughter's life in England. I found the stories themselves intriguing and the description of Iran and its' customs fascinating. I believe all Americans...
More of a one-person pityfest would be hard to imagine.
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